ponga

See also: pōnga

English

Ponga (Alsophila dealbata)

Alternative forms

• punga

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori ponga.

Noun

ponga (plural pongas)

1. Alsophila dealbata (=Cyathea dealbata), a medium-sized tree fern endemic to New Zealand.

   Synonym: silver fern

Anagrams

• go nap

Italian

Verb

ponga

1. inflection of porre:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Maori

Noun

ponga

1. silver fern (Alsophila dealbata)

   Synonym: kaponga

Derived terms

• heka-ponga
• whekī ponga

 

Descendants

• → English: ponga, punga

References

• Biggs, Bruce (1990) English-Maori, Maori-English Dictionary, Auckland University Press, →ISBN, page 123
• Williams, William (1852) A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, second edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 124: “Pónga, s. A fern tree. (Cyathea dealbata.)”

Spanish

Verb

ponga

1. inflection of poner:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative